Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
423 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024
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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 89 04/27/1915
LOW 10 04/01/1923
HIGHEST 84 04/29 83
LOWEST 27 04/07 26
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.0 63.9 4.1 68.1
AVG. MINIMUM 44.9 38.9 6.0 40.6
MEAN 56.4 51.4 5.0 54.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 6.8 -3.8 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.75 1987
MINIMUM 0.64 1942
TOTALS 1.42 3.77 -2.35 4.42
DAYS >= .01 8 12.5 -4.5 10
DAYS >= .10 4 7.9 -3.9 8
DAYS >= .50 1 2.7 -1.7 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.54 1.36
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS T 0.6 -0.6 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 2 0.6 1.4 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL T MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 265 411 -146 314
COOLING TOTAL 15 3 12 1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/310 DATE 04/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/290 DATE 04/13
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 1
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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